Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist -- she "got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story."

Here is the video of her TED talk: Jill Bolte Taylor's powerful stroke of insight | Video on TED.com.

The video is currently number one on the list of all time top ten TED talks.